Back to photostream

Pumping station

"With the introduction of steam power, it became possible to quickly and reliably drain the great swamps of the area. A series of pumping stations was placed along the dykes surrounding these swamps, and proved highly effective for the job..."

 

As a person from the Netherlands, one cannot fail to notice that our land sometimes needs a hand to stay dry... Ever since I visited some of our older facilities for that job, I wanted to build them in LEGO. So here you go ;)

It has an interior, featuring machines. Sadly, the setup makes it all but impossible to get some decent pictures done (doh!).

 

6,452 views
44 faves
6 comments
Uploaded on March 19, 2017